Friday he was not in court but has been told he must attend in future.

BBC News reporting from Westminster magistrate's court says "Andrew Smith QC, defending, called two medical witnesses to give evidence that the former MP would suffer "catastrophic distress" if he was made to attend court" but in the end they were ignored.

The man in charge, the chief magistrate Howard Riddle, told the court that Janner would not be expected to take part in court proceedings but attend he must.

Janner has until Friday 14 August to go before the chief magistrate and whether this could happen in his home is up for consideration.

His appearance may be brief if necessary but it must happen. The court is then likely to pass the proceedings over to a crown court where a decision about a possible trial will be considered.

This is yet another case of justice delayed with all the obvious implications. If Janner is guilty of historical allegations of child and sex abuse why has it taken so long to bring any such charges before a U.K. court of law?

That delay does Janner and any victims or survivors of abuse if proved a disservice.

While it may seem cruel to drag Janner through the courts if he is guilty of such abuse it is cruel to try to ignore allegations.

In 2014 it was revealed that police had compiled a dossier holding more than 20 allegations against Janner; it was also revealed that a police officer was ordered not to search Janner's home.

In a statement Director of Public Prosecutions Alison Saunders said there was enough evidence to charge him with:

Fourteen indecent assaults on a male under 16 between 1969 and 1988

Two indecent assaults between 1984 and 1988

Four counts of buggery of a male under 16 between 1972 and 1987

Two counts of buggery between 1977 and 1988

Last year a former detective sergeant with Leicestershire Police, Mick Creedon - now chief constable of Derbyshire Police - told a national newspaper that in 1989 he was ordered not to arrest Lord Janner and not to search his home.

As we reported previously "In April the CPS, Crown Prosecution Service of the U.K., announced Lord Greville Janner, 86, a high-profile Labour peer, would not face sex abuse allegations dating back to the 1970's and 1980's due to his advanced dementia."

That decision was later overturned.

In late June 2015 the CPS website explained "In May, six of the complainants in this case requested a formal Right to Review, and at the DPP’s request, David Perry QC was instructed to provide advice to inform the CPS review of the decision."

The independent review, conducted by David Perry QC, "concluded that it was in the public interest to bring proceedings [against Janner] before a criminal court" - the Guardian - leading to a U Turn.

How a court case against Janner can go forward is the big question for now.

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